| Pin Cushion Plant |
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| File size | 120331 |
| Original date | 9/25/06 5:36 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/40s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-H1 |
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Botanical name: Neuracanthus sphaerostachyus Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
The species name sphaerostachyus means spherical flower head. This feature is probably what gives it the common name pin cushion plant. The flowers are violet-purple in color. It is an erect annual herb 30-60 cm high. Oppositely arranged, elliptic oblong leaves are 5-10 cm in length, and are almost without stalk. Flowers occur in rounded clusters which, again, are without a stalk. Used in making a health tonic for animal.
Identification credit: Vidya Rao & Navendu Pagé
| Photographed in Alibag, Maharashtra. |